Admission requirements

All students interested obtaining a degree in Electrical and Computing Engineering must earn an ACT score of 25 in Math and a composite ACT score of 24.

Transfer students must have a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) at each institution and a final term GPA of 2.0.

Students who do not meet the above criteria may petition for admission

Why UMKC?

The UMKC School of Computing & Engineering sits in the fourth largest community of engineering firms per capita in the United States, offering the school access to outstanding faculty and advisers, and providing excellent working opportunities for the up-and-coming engineer.

We offer the one of only sixteen ABET accredited Information Technology degrees in the United States and the only one in the Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa area.

Fast facts

With an Information Technology degree, students can take courses in advanced webpage development, game programming, JAVA, network security and CCNA Certification.

Internships are a requirement of the degree program and a benefit to job-seeking students.

Faculty

Many of our adjunct faculty work as professionals in the area and provide real-life expertise to our students.